Active
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Anderson (1889)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
That which requires action. Thus, an active trust is one requiring action by the trustee to execute the donor's will.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
That is in action; that de mands action; actually subsisting; the opposite of passive. An active debt is one which draws interest. An active trust is a confidence connected with aduty. An active use is a present legal estale.
A Dictionary of Law
William C. Anderson · 1889
1. Produced by exertion; resulting from intentional action; opposed to passive: as, active — deceit, waste, qq. v. 2. Requiring intelligent direction, personal exertion; opposed to passive: as, an active — trust, use, qq. v.